The Essentials of Guided Reading Author:Irene C. Fountas, Gay Su Pinnell In this audiotape, Irene Fountas and Gay Su Pinnell describe some practical and powerful approaches teachers can use to help young children become independent readers and writers. They discuss the literacy framework as the foundation of the primary curriculum, define and detail the prerequisites for making guided reading an important part of the... more » primary classroom, and suggest ways teachers can get started in guided reading.« less